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Ash Wednesday Mass

Photos from an Ash Wednesday Mass for students at Divine Redeemer School, St. Mary's High School, and others from the Divine Redeemer Parish Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Photos by Mark Reis

Father Brian Roeseler sends a cloud of smoke into the air as he waves waves a censer of burning incense Wednesday, March 1, 2017, during an Ash Wednesday Mass at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. Students from Devine Redeemer School and St. Mary's High School were among those who had ashes placed on their foreheads during the service. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer School fifth grader Zachary Monk, right, and classmates attended an Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. The entire school, along with students from St. Mary's High School, attended the service. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Acolyte Gordon Heiniger places ashes on the forehead of a St. Mary's High School student during a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer School first grader Briley Beam, right, and classmates attended an Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. The entire school, along with students from St. Mary's High School, attended the service. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Divine Redeemer parish and school along with St. Mary's High School celebrated a special Ash Wednesday Mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. "We are all sinners and that's what the ashes represent," Father Brian Roeseler said during his homily Wednesday. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette